Scale-dependent effects of fine sediments on temperate headwater invertebrates

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 203-219

  Larsen, S ^a   Vaughan, I P ^a   Ormerod, S J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catchment; Land use; Macroinvertebrates; Scale; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ANNELIDA; EPHEMEROPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 57449119307     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02093.x     Document Type: Article

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